English
karahi
Karahi comes from Hindi कड़ाही ‘karahi, frying pan, pan, saucepan’, and goes back to Sanskrit कटाह.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकटाह‘boiler, saucepan’
- Sauraseni Prakritmodern𑀓𑀟𑀳
- Hindic. 1500–presentकड़ाहीkaṛāhī‘karahi, frying pan, pan, saucepan’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021karahi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEकटाह‘boiler, saucepan’
- Sauraseni Prakritmodern𑀓𑀟𑀳
- Hindic. 1500–presentकड़ाहीkaṛāhī‘karahi, frying pan, pan, saucepan’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021karahi
Earliest quotation: 2021, Raafay Awan: “Making most delicious Chicken Karahis ever.”
Every English word from Sanskrit कटाह
Today it means
noun A deep circular vessel resembling a wok, traditionally of cast iron, used in South Asian cuisine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit कटाह / karahi